Greek men’s rush numbers drop this year
Fall rush numbers for men dropped this year, falling to 498 from 553 members last year. The economy was the main reason for this drop,...
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Graduate students to have healthcare subsidies
Tech has announced that it will be providing $100 a semester to help cover health insurance costs for graduate research and teaching assistants (GRA and...
The Investiture of G.P. “Bud” Peterson
Thursday, Sept. 3, Tech celebrated the investiture of the 11th official institute president G. P. “Bud” Peterson. Students, faculty, administration and other onlookers gathered at...
Megamod mass email policy revised by SGA and ODOS
The Student Government Association (SGA) has worked to create a new campus e-mail messaging policy, also known as megamod policy. The policy intends to provide...
SGA Freshman Representative elections begin next Friday
Until 5 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 4, Tech freshmen will be able to apply for candidacy in the Student Government Association’s (SGA) freshman representatives elections....
JacketPages serves as new organization forum
The Student Government Association (SGA) and the Office of Student Involvement unveiled a new campus portal for student organizations called Jacket Pages. The website aims...
Council Clippings: This week in Student Government
This edition of Council Clippings covers the UHR and GSS meetings from Aug. 25, 2009. Institute President G. P. “Bud” Peterson addressed UHR to begin...
Campus Crime
Crime briefs from around campus. On Aug. 14 at 12:02 a.m., Tech police were called to Maulding Residence Hall after the Hall Director for West...
OSCAR, T-Square systems experience outages
Students, faculty and staff were exposed to several delays last week when trying to access vital campus resources such as OSCAR and T-Square, causing frustration...
State orders budget cuts and furloughs on Institute
As funding cuts force schools in the University System of Georgia to revise their budget plans and accommodate projected funding cuts of between four and...
Hundreds affected by H1N1 virus
As of Monday, Aug. 24, the Stamps Health Services Center reported over 100 suspected cases of the H1N1 virus (also known as swine flu) within...
Communications and Marketing releases survey results
This May the department of Communications & Marketing released the results of the Student Experience Survey conducted this Spring. The survey, which was sent out...
New athletic ticketing system explained
The athletic department, in cooperation with SGA, has instituted a new ticketing policy for students starting this fall. “Our goal is to ensure the integrity...
Economy spurs GT Lorraine enrollment
The GT Lorraine (GT-L) program experienced the highest attendance rate this summer since its founding, in large part due to the poor economy. GT-L is...
SGA leaders discuss goals for the upcoming year
The Student Government Association (SGA) has a myriad of goals for this upcoming year. One of the major concerns of SGA and Tech as a...
Professor arrested for illicit activities
ISyE associate professor Faiz Al-Khayyal was placed on indefinite suspension without pay last Friday by the Institute for what was described as “alleged violation of...
GTPD increases efforts to combat crime around campus
The Georgia Tech Police Department is implementing a new plan in cooperation with the Atlanta police department to combat robberies in Zone 5 (the area...
Library adds “flexible spaces”
Construction crews and library staff have spent a busy summer converting the second floor of the West Commons (2 West) into a more usable and...